Regaled with tales of $28 dinner checks, no sales tax, epic happy hours and reasonably priced bike rentals, chances are you've come to Portland to find cool on a budget. It's not an urban myth – Portland can be remarkably affordable, once you're actually there and situated. First, there's the lodging question – rarely, if ever, is spending a night in Portland a bargain. And why, in a city where everyone is supposedly post-car, does a pricey rental car feel like such a necessity? (Portland, you will discover, sprawls far more than it likes to admit.) Furthermore, as you'll find, the city is becoming more expensive as it changes and grows, with the food scene far from immune to the same price creep now affecting the housing market. Still, for any of the blind corners faced here by the budget-conscious, it's still actually fairly easy to keep costs down. You just have to know how. Ready to see more and spend less on your next visit? Great – let's do this.

Smoothie guru Alison Wu’s home on the internet (that would be Wu Haus) is much like her home IRL—Portland, Oregon. Both are places where wellness enthusiasts go for ombré veggie boards, adaptogenic moon milks, and chill vibes, in general. As part of our summer travel series with Cannuka, the beauty brand that’s serving up skin care with a blend of healing CBD and Manuka honey, we tapped the food stylist and self-care obsessive to give us a tour of her adopted hometown (she’s been a Portland transplant since 2008). Why is it a spot you need to add to your travel list? “Portland has this innate sense of wellness,” Wu says. “It’s always been a healthy city even before wellness became trendy. People here have long been invested in wellness and conscious consumerism.” Oh, and it’s also a bustling food scene where you’ll find everything from award-winning restaurants to eclectic food carts. Plus: “If you have any food sensitivities or eat according to a specific diet, have no fear because almost every restaurant here offers options for everyone,” she says. Below, Wu point out the eateries and green spaces you need to hit up: Read More: https://www.wellandgood.com/good-travel/healthy-hotspots-portland-cannuka

There’s never been a better time to be a beer drinker in Portland. Sure, the market is near saturation and the spectre of InBev buyouts looms large over most conversations pertaining to industry growth, but “Beervana” continues to grow plenty of local talent and attract even more from outside the city. Truth be told, there are too many damn breweries in town (over 70!), so we did the hard work of drinking our way through most of them to give you an up-to-date assessment of which are well worth your time. Some are new, some are old, and some are a compelling hybrid of both. Regardless of how you slice it, the craft beer scene in Portland is an embarrassment of riches that may seem intimidating to dive into at first, so here’s a list of the most essential breweries to get started on in Portland. https://www.thrillist.com/drink/portland/best-portland-breweries